The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 14, 1897 Page: 10 of 16
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801JTHEBJÍ MICBCrjRY.
Security and Chance.
The instinct to lay by stores for "a
rainy day" is the instinct of self-preser-
vation and ot civilization. It has led to
the development of lile insurance com-
panies and banks and savings institutions
of all sorts. It leads 'the well-to-do to
forego high rates of interest in order that
the income from their wealth may be as
certain and secure as possible. It is this
same instinct that leads careful persons
of limited means to turn to the govern-
ment as the only absolutely safe custodian
for their small savings.
In establishing postal savings banks a
nation carries its people forward a step
in civilization, inasmuch as it is giving to
them an additional security against mis-
fortune. A person who puts his savings
into the postoffice bank will know that
when hardships and want overtake him,
whether because of misfortune or declin-
ing years, his money will be forthcom-
ing. The fact that there is such a safe
place of deposit provided will induce
many to make provision against future
want who otherwise would permit them-
selves to become charges upon society
when misfortune overtakes them or when
old age finds them unprepared to earn a
support by their labor.
To the persons for whom the postal
savings banks is intended, the rate of
interest paid on deposits is of minor im-
portance. What such persons want above
everything else is absolute security against
loss, They want to eliminate from life
the danger that in their declining years
they may find themselves without the
means of sustaining existence.
Congress should establish a system of
postal savings banks for the people of
the United States without further unnec-
essary delay.—Chicago Record.
The compromise with the Southern Pacific
shows how much stronger these corpora-
tions are than the state, They call it a
compromise, but it was a square lunck
or lay down, in which the dignityjof the
state and the majesty of Texas law was
sacrificed. Ex-Governor Hogg is not to
blame so much if he demanded a big
fee to work a little government. The
people who elect a weak set of officers
are to blame. They had to show up in
their alliances and gianges and school
house clubs these violations of law and
justice before the state would act, and
when it did, the action was more demor-
alizing than the violations of the law.
Discuss all its features in your school
house clubs, no matter what your party
politics.
The democracy of New York state has
gone back on the Chicago platform and
nominated a gold standard man for judge
of the court of appeals, the only state
officer to be elected this year. Senator
Jones wired his approval—of course—
and Bryan—oh, where is he? In the
northwest, talking "bimetalism" at
county fairs for a per cent of the gate re-
ceipts, and assisting regenerated democ-
racy in its attempt to swallow the peo-
ple' s party, to be in turn swallowed by
the New York democracy that feeds and
supports the Tammany tiger of New
York city, that stands for everything rep-
rehensible in American popitics. Bryan
is a stumbling block in the way of reform
and will continue to be so until he severs
his connection with the democratic party.
He must sever his connection with the
democratic party or fall back into the
seclusion from whence he sprung.
At the meeting of the school houpe
clubs there should be questions selected
for debates at the next meeting. Bo/s
and girls should be selected to read at
the following meeting or even recite po-
etry or sing simple songs. These clubs
should vary their exercises, but chiefly
discuss economic questions and the do-
ing of governments. The farmer hr.s
got to move up a:peg or two on economic
political and social lines. The politic al
and commercial world must find out that
he is a long way above his mule in knowl-
edge. Appoint one to read out the mar-
ket reports at each meeting and explain
them.
A cross timbers farmer carried some
hogs to a Texas packer y and they told
him they would give him the Kansas
City price with freight deducted. He
went down town and asked for some home
industry bacon. When they told him
the price, he said: "You are higher
than Kansas City quotations." "Ye«,"
said the merchant, "but it is the Kansas
City price with freight added."
The tarmer said, "Now that is funny;
when 1 sell my hcgs I pay freight to
Kansas City; when 1 buy my bacon I
pay freight from Kansas City, when
neither one travelled over the road
Smart fat mers!
The newspapers, churches, school
houses and politicians won't pull the
farmers out of his economic and politi-
cal troubles. They have got to meet
once a month in school house clubs and
tell each other what they have learned
by reading, thinking and listening .Speak
it out in meeting. You have got to think,
and you have got to talk to each other
and find a remedy. Don't listen to your
own daddy; if as an agent for an eastern
concern or the political ring, he is trying
to fool you. The discussion don't have
to be political.
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time in ten jtmn if ¿njro7 iu
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A liberal ministry has been formed in
Spain with SenorSagasta at the head;
this means the recall of Weyler from
Cuba. The adoption of the reforms sug-
gested by Campos ten years ago, grant-
ing autonomy to Cuba upon certain con-
ditions, will now be carried out It is
believed that the Cubans will spurn every
compromise that does not give them ab-
solute independence.
Five hundred thousand acres of land
will be thrown open for settlement in
Wyoming on November i st. The iand
comprises eight townships, all in Unitah
county.
Yellow fever is milder in New Orleans,
but about the same in Mobile, Nitta
Yuna, Biloxi, Edwards and other points
infected with the plague.
Governor Culberson refuses to raise
quarantine against Louisiana until cold
weather gives immunity from epidem-
ics.
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Room 328 Marquette Bldg., Chicago.
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Park, Milton. The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 14, 1897, newspaper, October 14, 1897; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth185730/m1/10/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .